Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 121-100, Nathan Freeman, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Freeman, Nathan
B.L. Wt. 121-100
CONTENTS

Nob. Truman
FREEMAN, NATHAN (N.C.) BLWT. 121-100

Nat Freeman
FREEMAN, NATHAN (N.C.) BLWT. 121-100

State of South Carolina Jury County — This day personally appeared James Smith before me J. P. Lister a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid and on his solemn oath deposeth and saith
That he will know Nathan Freeman while a soldier in the 6 th South Carolina Regiment that he knows he was enlisted for and during the war with Great Britain and served to the end thereof — Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day Aug t A D 1797
W. Lister J. P.
James his Smith Mark

I know all men by these presents that I Robert Freeman hereby know to the Estate of Nathan Freeman Deceased a Soldier
in the Service of the United States of America on Continental establishment in the North Carolina line for (During the War ————— with Great Britain for a valuable and full consideration to me I Freeman in hand paid before the execution hereof by Daniel Wheaton the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknow- ledged, Have and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, release, transfer and assign unto him, his heirs executors, administra- tors and assigns forever all the right title, interest, property, claim and demand which I the said Robert Freeman now have or which I my heirs executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have to all the Land due and owing to me from the United States that was due to my brother Nathan Freeman Dec d and I do hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators covenant and agree to and with the said Daniel Wheaton, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that I my heirs executors and administrators shall and will at any time or times hereafter, at the request, cost and charges of him his heirs executors admini- strators and assigns, make seal execute and deliver all and every such reasonable act and acts, thing and things conveyance & con- veyances assurance and also in the Law for the perfect grant- ing, conveying, releasing, transferring and assigning all the right title interest, property claim and demand which my brother Nathan Freeman Deceased ever had or which I now have or which I my heirs executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have of in and to all and singular the lands hereby granted and assigned unto him his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever, as by his council learned in the Law shall be reasonably devised, advised or required. And I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Daniel Wheaton, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably to ask demand recover and receive of and from the United States — aforesaid or from any person or persons acting by, from or under the authority of said states all and singular the lands which my brother Nathan Freeman Deceased was entitled to, now due and belonging to me, or what may hereafter belong to me for his services as a Soldier in the late War with Great Britain, or detained from me by any manner of ways or means whatsoever and upon receipt thereof to execute and deliver suf- ficient and requisite receipts, releases and acquittances for the same, and by good and sufficient conveyances and assurances in the Law to grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm the said lands to the purchaser or pur- chasers thereof, his her or their executors administrators and assigns forever, with power and attorney or attorneys under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and substitute and do all lawful acts requisite for effecting the premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I might or could do by being personally present and to have done the same, hereby allow- ing ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes or substitutes shall or may do or cause to be done therein in virtue hereof Substitutes hereof . In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty th day of Aug t 1796. In Anno Domini
Signed sealed and delivered In presence of us Sam d B. Shepard Dane d Biles
FREE MAN, NATHAN (N.C.) BLW 121-100
Robert — R Freeman Mark —

State of N. Carolina Guerry County S c
Be it known, that J. Sipe Sexton esquire one of the Justices of the Superior Court in and of the County and State aforesaid, personally came the within named Robert Freeman and acknowledged the within deed poll and letter of attorney to be his act and deed. And we do moreover certify that the said Robert Freeman — making this acknowledgment has been for some years known known to us and we do further certify that we believe him to be the person he represents himself to be.
In Testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Twenty Second day of August. in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
State of N. Carolina Guerry County S c Personally came Robert Freeman before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Daniel Bills Esq one of the subscribing Witnesses to the within power and on his solemn affirmation declared that he saw the said Robert Freeman sign seal & deliver the within power & believe him to be the person he represents himself to be. Attest D. Bills this 25 th day of August 1795.
J. Sipe Sexton Daniel Bills
State of North Carolina Guerry County S c
I Joseph Williams Clerk of the Court of said County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify, attest and make known that the names of J. Sipe Sexton and Daniel Bills subscribed to the acknowledgment of the within deed poll and letter of attorney is the proper hand writing of said J. Sipe Sexton and Daniel Bills signing at the time of subscribing the same were and now are lawfully and duly appointed Commissioned and qualified as Justices of the Peace for Guerry County aforesaid and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to any act or deed by them subscribed, as well in Court of Justice as thereout. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
J. Williams Clerk
Notary Public

FREEMAN, NATHAN (N.C.) BLWT- 121-100

State of North Carolina } ss Orange County - - }
I Daniel Freeman for myself my Heirs &c do hereby relinquish and give up to Robert Freeman my brother of the County of Surry and State aforesaid all and singular my right title and interest to the estate of Nathan Freeman deceased, and do by these presents desire all whom it may concern, to consider the said Robert Freeman entitled to the estate of said Nathan Freeman his brother deceased and his at law, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six - - - - -
Witness my hand
As the above was agreed to some years ago
Daniel Freeman
Witness
J. Preston

State of N. Carolina Yurry County } Whereas this day came Robert Freeman before us Jesse Lester and Daniel Bills Justices in and of the County & State aforesaid & he being first sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God. Deposeeth and saith that some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six (to the best of his knowledge and belief) his brother Nathan Freeman enlisted in the service of the United States of America for three years and was on continental Estab- -lishment in the North Carolina line and before his time was out he enlisted for during the war & serv'd his time out faithfully and truly and was discharged some- -where to the Northward at the End of War and on his way home died at Williamsburgh in Virginia said Freeman saith he is the said Nathan Freeman's brother & here at Law & that he never did receive his pay for said brother's services nor any part thereof, neither did he receive any right or title to the one hundred acres of Land due & owing to his deceased brother from the United States & that he never sold, conveyed, transfer'd nor authoris'd any person or persons to receive the same in any manner or form what- -soever untill this day to Daniel Wheaton sworn to and subscrib'd this 22 d day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety six.
Before us J. Lester
his Robert - J Freeman mark.
Daniel Bills

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Dear Mr. Nelson I J. Freeman
FREEMAN, NATHAN (NC.) BLWT 124-100

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Freeman, Obadiah GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7127 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 3, 1790 to Corn & V. Dyck, assignee.
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.